"What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Out With The Old....

And in with the new.

Our good ol' Subaru Legacy finally decided it had almost enough. We decided to sell it before it really bit the dust. We had lots of good times in it. And Ben became a pro at squishing every possible thing in it in order for us to be able to take it on trips. My fondest memory is when we went camping this summer. The kids had camping gear under their feet, in their laps and behind them. The trunk was more than full. And I had gear around my feet and the camping stove on my lap. But hey....Ben's company paid for the gas...so we made it work.

We also crammed everything in it for a week long trip to McCall. That was amazing. I wasn't too thrilled that time, because the 9 hour trip, smashed in the car, was complete with me having a fever and chills because of strep throat. Being squished didn't help.

We have had many a trip with snow skis crammed along the sides of the doors, or a dog pooping in the back seat. We have had a flat tire, run out of gas, had a hit and run that smashed the front door in, fun family trips, and many miles of memories made with this car.

Needless to say, it was time to say goodbye. Ben put plenty of miles on it for work, and for snow skiing, and it served us well.

The picture above obviously isn't the actual car we had, but it looked exactly like that. We were very blessed and sold it quickly, before I could get a picture. In fact, Ben just called me one day from work and said, "hey, can you come get me, I sold the car to this guy, and I need a ride home." Imagine my shock!

Luckily, we sold it on a Friday, so we had the weekend to find a new car, before I had to somehow get the kids to and from everywhere they need to be without a car. We were blessed again, and found what we were looking for that weekend.

Another Subaru Legacy (can you tell what kind of car we like), but the newer model. It looks exactly like the picture above...and it is awesome! It is bigger, quieter, way more comfortable, and has some cool perks to it. It is Ben's work car, but I still get to drive it a lot here and there. Of course, it won't fit all of us, once the baby is here, but that is what the pathfinder is for.

We are grateful that we have vehicles, and that we were able to replace the old Subaru when we needed to. Here's to more memories in the new car!

p.s. You have probably noticed that the blog has been made public. I am making a blog book right now, and it has to be public for me to make it. Once the book is done, I will go private again. If you didn't get an invite, let me know. I still have some spots available.

Grandma JoJo in the McDonalds Drive through, after the guy gave her the food..

JoJo: "Thanks a million."

Mary: "Was his name amillion?"

Mary: "Hey mom..I know what time it is.

Becky: "Oh really, well, what time is it?"

Mary: "It is 3 PMS"

After an entier day of Sam bawling his eyes out from getting his two year molars.

Mary: "Dad, I am sick of babies crying all day. I just need to go somewhere where I can be a kid...like Chucky Cheeses."

(the commercial for the place says "where a kid can be a kid." She has never been there, and neither have I, but obviously, we will go soon.

This is a conversation Mary had on the phone with grandma.

"I have too many necklaces, so my mom bought some hookers. We put the hookers in my room and I put all of my necklaces and bracelets on them. Now my necklaces aren't all over anymore. I like my hookers."

(she is talking about the hooks I hung on her wall in her "Diva Corner.")

Mom: Hey Mary guess what! I have a baby in my tummy. You will get a new baby brother or sister soon.

Mary: Looking at my tummy..."Well, where is it?"

Mom: It is so small that you can't tell it is there yet. In a while the baby will get bigger and so will mommy's tummy. Then you will be able to see it all better.

Mary: Oh yeah! And then you POP!!!!

Mom: No, I don't exactly "pop" Mary.

Mary: Of course you do, just like a balloon. They get bigger and bigger and then they just pop! Don't be scared mom, it will be o.k. , I really like balloons.

Mary: (holding up a dollar she found). "Hey mom, I have some cash!"

Mom: "Sam, you need to behave a little better please."

Sam:"But mom, I am being have.

Mom:"huh?"

Sam: "how can I be have if I don't even know who have is?"

Mom: Mary's lets get in the car. Mary: Are we taking the "stick?" (she meant stick shift, cracks me up)

Dad:"Sam, have fun at preschool and remember what we talked about ok."

Sam:"I know,I know, be nice to the humans."

Mary: Why do you not say anything when you read your scriptures? Ben: Because I read them in my head, kind of like when Jesus speaks to us, he speaks to us in our minds.

Mary: Well, how does Jesus fit in there?

Mary: Pointing to a complete stranger sitting on the sidewalk smoking.. "See mom, there is the man ( it was actually a woman) that smokes. He is going to DIE!!!"

Luckily the woman just laughed and said, "she is probably right."

Mary: "I saw Jesus' foot today, he almost stepped on our house."

Mary.."So mom, is Jesus' middle name Christ?" Is His name Jesus Christ Maynard?"

Mary: "Grandma came here and told me to do it, then she left really fast."

Mary: when she is in trouble (yelling) "mom...here's the deal, lets just talk about it, you are my very best friend!"

Mary: "I have a baby in my tummy. His name is Choko, he is 36months old."